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Private Investigations (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 1983)

Dire Straits

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Private Investigations (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / July 1983)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Dire Straits

Performer

Mark Knopfler

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mark Knopfler

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mark Knopfler

Producer

Andy Walter

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

It's a mystery to me, the game commences

For the usual fee, plus expenses

Confidential information, it's in a diary

This is my investigation, it's not a public inquiry

I go checking out the reports, digging up the dirt

You get to meet all sorts in this line of work

Treachery and treason, there's always an excuse for it

And when I find the reason, I still can't get used to it

And what have you got at the end of the day?

What have you got to take away?

A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies

Blinds on the windows, and a pain behind the eyes

Scarred for life, no compensation

Private investigations

Written by: Mark Knopfler

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